I’ve been a realtor in Houston for a long time. I talk about “equity” and “market value” every single day. But if I’m being honest with you, I was making the same mistake many of my clients make: I was procrastinating on my own family’s protection. I kept telling myself, “I’ll get the estate paperwork done next month.” Well, “next month” finally happened a few weeks ago. I sat down with a local estate attorney because I kept hearing whispers about a new date: March 1st, 2026

Two weeks ago, we were all watching mortgage rates. For the first time in years, they hit 5.98% . People were actually calling their realtors. It felt like the "lock-in effect"—that feeling of being trapped in your current house because rates were too high to move—was finally breaking. Then came the headlines from the Middle East. The 6% Psychological Wall Since the start of the conflict, rates have ticked back up to around 6.11% . On paper, that’s a tiny move. In real life,

We chose Green Trails for Katy ISD and the location, and we’ve loved living here for over a decade. If you’re considering selling an older home in 77094, here’s a simple way to decide whether listing now makes sense or whether spring is the better move.